Infectious diseases in large-scale cat hoarding investigations.

摘要: Animal hoarders accumulate animals in over-crowded conditions without adequate nutrition, sanitation, and veterinary care. As a result, rescued from hoarding frequently have variety of medical including respiratory infections, gastrointestinal disease, parasitism, malnutrition, other evidence neglect. The purpose this study was to characterize the infectious diseases carried by clinically affected cats determine prevalence retroviral infections among large-scale cat investigations. Records were reviewed retrospectively four seizures failed sanctuaries November 2009 through March 2012. number seized each case ranged 387 697. Cats screened for feline leukemia virus (FeLV) immunodeficiency (FIV) all cases dermatophytosis one case. A subset exhibiting signs upper disease or diarrhea had been tested PCR fecal flotation treatment planning. Mycoplasma felis (78%), calicivirus Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus (55%) most common infections. Feline enteric coronavirus (88%), Giardia (56%), Clostridium perfringens (49%), Tritrichomonas foetus (39%) with diarrhea. seroprevalence FeLV FIV 8% 8%, respectively. In which lesions suspicious cultured Microsporum canis, 69/76 lesional culture-positive; these, half believed be truly infected fomite carriers. high risk retroviruses, dermatophytosis. Case responders should prepared mass implement protocols prevent transmission zoonotic during emergency response when transferring shelters adopters.